Zika

Congressman Diaz-Balart, a senior member of the House Committee on Appropriations, issued the following statement after the Committee approved the fiscal year 2019 Labor, Health and Human Services and Education Appropriations bill.

Congressman Diaz-Balart released the following statement after the House Appropriations Committee approved the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies bill for fiscal year 2018.

Today, Representatives Diaz-Balart and Deutch and Senators Rubio and Nelson led a bipartisan, bicameral group of 47 members of Congress in urging President Trump to maintain a comprehensive effort across the federal government to combat the Zika virus.

Representatives Diaz-Balart, Ros-Lehtinen, Curbelo, Wilson, and Wasserman Schultz released the following statement after sending a letter to Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell requesting that recently appropriated Zika funds be disbursed immediately to affected areas, including Florida. Miami-Dade County is the first confirmed location of local transmission in the continental United States.

Congressman Diaz-Balart released the following statement after the passage of H.R. 5325, the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, which included Zika funding and a Continuing Resolution (CR) to keep the government open.

Representatives Diaz-Balart, Ros-Lehtinen, Curbelo, and Wasserman Schultz released the following statement after meeting with Miami-Dade County Mayor Gimenez and City of Miami Beach Mayor Levine regarding the continuing battle against the Zika virus in South Florida.

Los representantes Díaz-Balart, Ros-Lehtinen, Curbelo, Bilirakis y Wilson hicieron estas declaraciones después de reunirse con el gobernador de Florida, Rick Scott, en Washington, D.C. para comentar sus continuos esfuerzos para erradicar el virus Zika.

Representatives Diaz-Balart, Ros-Lehtinen, Curbelo, Bilirakis and Wilson released the following statement after meeting with Governor Scott in Washington, D.C. to discuss their continued efforts to eradicate the Zika virus in Florida.